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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?
(a) The murder of the Chief Elder.
(b) The disappearance of Trademaster.
(c) The crib death of one of the Newchildren.
(d) The river drowning of a child named Caleb.

2. Dimitri tells the Fish Hatchery workers that a healthy diet does not include what?
(a) Mammal.
(b) Marsupial.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Grains.

3. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?
(a) He sneaks into the office and looks at the records.
(b) He asks Claire her son's name.
(c) He uses a magnifying class to examine the infant's name tattoo.
(d) He writes to the Records Office.

4. For what purpose does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's infant son?
(a) In hopes of making him more responsive.
(b) As the result of a whim.
(c) In response to Claire's request.
(d) In response to a dream he had experienced.

5. What skill does Claire tell the boat worker that the members of her community are required to learn at the age of five?
(a) To swim.
(b) To ride a bicycle.
(c) To rollerskate.
(d) To draw.

6. How many weeks pass between the birth of Claire's Product and the announcement that she has been decertified?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

7. What is the name of the male Nurturer's daughter?
(a) Lily.
(b) Alice.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Peggy.

8. One of the workers at the Fish Hatchery says that the only reason Dimitri wants a spouse is so that he can have what?
(a) A friend.
(b) A dwelling.
(c) A maid.
(d) A companion.

9. A community citizen is given his or her own dwelling only after what event occurs?
(a) Assignment of a gender.
(b) Assignment of a spouse.
(c) Assignment of a Newchild.
(d) Assignment of a job.

10. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?
(a) Cramping.
(b) Discomfort.
(c) Unease.
(d) Tingling.

11. What is the process of birthing called in the community?
(a) The Duty.
(b) The Task.
(c) The Blessed Event.
(d) The Happening.

12. What information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?
(a) Her age.
(b) Her blood type.
(c) Her status as a former Birthmother.
(d) The words Hatchery Assistant.

13. What label is affixed to the door that Claire finally sees Jonas enter the day she follows him?
(a) Nurturing Center.
(b) Hatchery Laboratory.
(c) Annex.
(d) Bicycle Repair.

14. Why do the children in the schoolyard gaze curiously at Claire when she is on her way to the Fish Hatchery?
(a) She is walking and everyone else rides bicycles.
(b) She is riding a scooter and everyone else drives cars.
(c) She is riding a tandem bicycle with no one in the second seat.
(d) She is riding a bicycle and everyone else walks.

15. At what meal does Claire first realize that every other worker is taking a pill besides her?
(a) Evening Snack.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of noise is made that summons everyone at the Fish Hatchery to the evening meal?

2. The boat worker tells Claire that the boat on which they travel is special due to what quality?

3. In an attempt to make the family's least favorite meal sound more appealing, what does Claire's mother say every time it arrives?

4. What excuse does the male Nurturer give when leaving work early on the last day Claire's son is at the Nurturing Center?

5. The normal procedure for a Birthmother is to take the pills for how many months before getting ready to produce her second Product?

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